Ely Eliot Palmer (1887–1977)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Rhode Island

1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
   Appointed: February 9, 1945
   Presentation of Credentials: December 6, 1945
   Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on June 5, 1948
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
   Appointed: May 6, 1948
   Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1948
   Termination of Mission: Left post on November 18, 1948